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Tonight was the final real building night - from now on there are just minor adjustments, mounting servo covers and then.......waiting for the snow to melt!
60cm of snow and -12C doesn't seem like spring

AUW weighed in at 1,621kg or 3p 9,1oz. Just a tad heavier than I expected.
CG on first try was at 75mm behind LE. Recommended CG is 70-75. Think I will try to move the ESC a little bit further fwd to get CG at 70 and to give more space for the wires. It is a Full House in there with the 5S3000!!!

I want to thank Gotboosted and JohnnyR for invaluable inputs! Much appreciated, Dudes!!!!

Well you must remember that I went the cheap route and did not set it up like a "hotliner". My setup was direct drive, basically what you would run on a Stryker. 36mm inrunner, 7x7 prop. I started with 4S 4900mah packs and went to a 5S 3300mah pack.

When I increased the cells, I kept the same prop but went from a Phoenix 80 to an Ice 100 controller.

Speed was only around 125mph. I didn't have the thrust needed for speed. Plus the fact that I could not gain good momentum in a dive with a fixed prop.

None the less, it was still my favorite plane. Very fun to fly. The speed did amaze spectators when they saw the size of the prop.

Remember, we are talking about a 65" wing with a 7" prop. It was ridiculous, but a lot cheaper than a gear box, HV125, good 16x17 folder.....etc